Trials, Files & Presidential Appetites
In Episode 7 of So French!, we return to the courtroom, where far-right leader Marine Le Pen is battling to preserve her political future. Prosecutors want her conviction in the European Parliament fake jobs scandal upheld, including a five-year ban from office. Yet they stopped short of demanding immediate enforcement, leaving a narrow legal path that could still see her on the 2027 presidential ballot. We break down the legal stakes and the political fallout, including what this means for rising star Jordan Bardella.
We then turn to the French dimension of the newly released Epstein files…
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